Hiram Evans | |
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.jpg) Evans in 1914 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's8th district | |
| In office June 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Mann Towner |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Thurston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1863-03-17)March 17, 1863 Wayne County, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1941(1941-07-09) (aged 78) Corydon, Iowa, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Iowa |
Hiram Kinsman Evans (March 17, 1863 – July 9, 1941) served part of one term as a RepublicanU.S. Representative fromIowa's 8th congressional district.
Born in Walnut Township,Wayne County, Iowa, Evans attended the country schools and Seymour and Allerton (Iowa) High Schools. He graduated from theUniversity of Iowa College of Law atIowa City, Iowa in 1886. He wasadmitted to the bar that year, and commenced practice inHoldrege, Nebraska. He moved toSeymour, Iowa in 1887, and toCorydon, Iowa in 1889 and continued the practice of law. He served as prosecuting attorney forWayne County, Iowa from 1891 to 1895.
He was elected to one two-year term as member of theIowa House of Representatives in 1896 and 1897. He was appointed as a member of the board of regents of theUniversity of Iowa, serving from 1897 to 1904. He was elected mayor of Corydon, serving from 1901 to 1903. He was a judge of the third judicial district of Iowa from 1904 until 1923, when he resigned.
In 1923,Horace M. Towner resigned his seat representing Iowa's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House, soon after his sixth term began, whenPresidentWarren G. Harding appointed himGovernor of Puerto Rico. In a special election, Evans was elected as aRepublican to serve out the remainder of Towner's term in theSixty-eighth Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1924. In all, Evans served from June 4, 1923, to March 3, 1925.
After returning from Washington, Evans resumed the practice of law in Corydon. He was appointed by the Governor of Iowa as a member of the State Board of Parole on July 1, 1927, and served to July 1, 1933.He died in Corydon on July 9, 1941, and was interred in Corydon Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 8th congressional district June 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Succeeded by |
